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Sometimes, when people find out I\u2019m a \u2018philosopher,\u2019 or just get to know me a bit, they unexpectedly ask the strangest things\u2026 This is from the head of our \u2018Philosophy Society\u2019 at UM:<\/p>\n

What\u2019s up justin,
I was wondering about something? Would you like to give a presentation this coming semester? You\u2019ve been doing some interesting work and I would like to have a glimpse into some. I have also been wondering about a subject that will not leave. I was wondering where Superman came from? Why is it a person is able to imagine having some type of superhuman ability? Why would a person imagine being more than he or she is?<\/span> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
How strange\u2026 First he has the absurd notion that I\u2019m doing \u2018interesting work\u2019 \u2013 where did that come from? Next, he wants me to divulge the secret source of Superman? Come on. <\/p>\n
But it does make one ponder\u2026 just a bit\u2026 especially in light of our personification of God, and gods before God. What would<\/em> philosophers say?<\/p>\n
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Sometimes, when people find out I\u2019m a \u2018philosopher,\u2019 or just get to know me a bit, they unexpectedly ask the strangest things\u2026 This is from the head of our \u2018Philosophy Society\u2019 at UM: What\u2019s up justin,I was wondering about something? Would you like to give a presentation this coming semester? You\u2019ve been doing some interesting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nPhilosophy: strange questions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sometimes, when people find out I'm a 'philosopher,' or just get to know me a bit, they unexpectedly ask the strangest things... 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